Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-26
LOCAL NEWS T

Price OF silver in New York yesterday
90.
The Pacific Express shipped fifteen bars
of Blue Bird yesterday, valued at $27,.
OOS.
t~erville, was buried at 2 O'Clock yesterday
afternoon.
Metropolitan Meat Market, West Park
street, is still the headquarters for corn-fed
Kansas beef.
Judge Dingevon has a Bible in his office
that is 1O4 years old, we venture to say
the Oldest in Butte.
$4,000 schoolhouse will be built soon
by School District No. 2, which includes
Rocker and Burlington.
The final accounts OF F. Cooke, executor
Of the estate OF Robert Girton, are set for
hearing in the Probate Court.
In the Probate Court yesterday an order
WAS made to show cause why the real es-
tate of the late Jacob Ornstein should not
be sold.
J. j. Hammer and AL Orion will have a
shooting match for $50 a side at the White
Elephant gallery at 3 o'clock next Friday
afternoon.
Judge Lippincott, who has been confined
to his room for a couple of days by a sore
throat, will resume his seat in his Justice
Court to-day.
The Good Templars of the city have an
entertainment at their hall this evening.
Each member of the society has permission
to pass a friend free.
The loss on Roberts furniture store On
| West Broadway by the fire there last
week was adjusted by Mr.. Pinkham yester-
| dav and allowed at S336 80.
Richard Cross, full particulars of whose
death appeared in The MINER yesterday,
was buried v sterday afternoon by the
Court Butte City, No. 1902, A. O. F., from
Centerville.
The funeral services over Miss Stebbins'
remains will be held at $3.50 p. m. to day,
at the Episcopal Church only, owing to the
precarious condition of Mrs. McCaig, her
sister. Friends are particularly requested
not to go to the house in vehicles.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Haldorn entertained
Judge and Mrs. McLeary in a sumptuous
manner at Fischer's last evening. The
spread was a grand affair, consisting of a
dozen OF more courses, and took the party
nearly three hours to discuss it.
Mr.. Pinkham has been engaged for some
days past in adjusting Mr.. Steele's loss by
fire on East Park street and made the fol-
lowing allowances: Loss on furniture,
81 ,557; on the two back buildings, ST.
554.92; on pictures, mirrors, ETC.. 1882.
Justice Dingevon yesterday committed
Antoine Miller to jail in default OF $4,000
bail, for the alleged larceny OF 81, Jas from
John Rebovitch last week. He is held for
preliminary examination next Saturday.
SAVER, the other man arrested. vas dis
charged.
Hon. Judge McLeary arrived in Butte
last evening, en- route from Texas to his
post of duty in the First Judicial District.
The Judge met Mrs. McLeary in Butte,
and they are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Haldorn while in the city.
They will leave this evening to 60 to Hell
ena.
In the Police Court yesterday Judge Nc
Hatton disposed of the following cases:
George Nolan, drunk, fined IS and costs,
committed; Ed Mcclure, same; James Nc
Donald, petit larceny OF a valise from
Hennessy & Co.. on a plea Of guilty. ninety
days in jail and costs. Sam SHELLS case
was dismissed for want OF prosecution.
About 500 people assembled yesterday
in 'front.' of the Metropolitan Res
taurant, on West Park street, to witness a
Jump with bells, II feet 2 inches, was made
by Society Red; the longest three jumps
with bells, 80 feet, was made by P. Fitzger-
aid; the longest hop, step and jump was
made by Billy Cameron. Not long since a
similar contest to that of last night was in
progress on one of our thoroughfares,
when a stranger passing by, stopped, noted
the comments on the performance and
heelirg the mark, with his back to the
score, outjumped them all by jumping
backwards. He was an utter stranger and
no one could find out who he was.